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Keyboard Versus the Almost everything that can be done in Excel using a mouse
Mouse can also be done using the keyboard shortcuts Best way to
learn is to disconnect the mouse and work through Excel
using only the keyboard
Tells you what cell you are in
(top left below the ribbon)
Name Box
Formula Bar When you insert a formula into a cell
and hit return, the cell will show you
the output
The formula bar, however, will show you
the formula Next to "fx" right below the ribbon
Worksheets An Excel file is called a workbook;
You start with 1 worksheet but you can
add/delete more The active worksheet
is highlighted in Excel
Moving Between Ctrl + PageDown/PageUp
Worksheets (Option + RightArrow/LeftArrow)
Adding Worksheets (Fn Shift F11)
, Alphabetically labeled (A, B, C, etc.)
Columns
Rows
Numerically labeled (1, 2, 3, etc.)
Main tabs Although we focus on shortcuts,
virtually all commands, functions, and
Excel features can be accessed through
the task-oriented tabs which organize
them into nine logical categories: (1) Home
(2) Insert
(3) Draw
(4) Page Layout
(5) Formulas
(6) Data
(7) Review
(8) View
(9) Developer
How to Access Ribbon on Ctrl Fn F2
Mac Use arrow keys to peruse the Mac ribbon
Mac Settings to Disable (1) Function Keys: Settings - Keyboard - Use F1,
F2,etc. keys as standard function keys
(2) Mission Control: System Preferences - Keyboard
Shortcuts - Mission Control - Disable "Move a space left"
and "Move a space right" to use Ctrl RightArrow or Ctrl
LeftArrow
Hit Fn and then the function key to use the function keys
Using Function Keys
themselves on a Mac
,Open a New Workout Ctrl N
Cmnd N
The File Tab Many Excel features (Open file, Save file, Print file, etc.) are
located in this tab
Excel also has alternative keyboard shortcuts (using
Ctrl) for many of these features
Open a File: Ctrl O (Cmnd O)
Save a File: Ctrl S (Cmnd S)
Print a File: Ctrl P (Cmnd P)
Save a File Ctrl S
Cmnd S
Print a File Ctrl P
Cmnd P
Open a File Ctrl O
Cmnd O
Toolbars Within each of the main tabs you will find all of Excel's features,
grouped by commands
Navigating to the Toolbars Hit Alt and the appropriate letter (or use the right/left arrow keys)
Without the Mouse to get to the desired tab
Once there, use the Tab and Shift Tab keys to navigate around, the
Space to open a drop down, and Enter to select
Ctrl B
Bold Command
Cmnd B
, The Home Tab Includes most formatting properties:
Font type, size, and color
Background color
Text/cell alignment
Changing currency, decimal, percent
formats
Inserting, deleting, and hiding rows
and columns
Adjusting columns and rows width
Inserting, deleting, and renaming
worksheets
The Insert Tab Important Features: Pivot Table, Charts, Header &
Footer
Page Layout Tab Important Features: Print Area, Fonts, Gridlines
Formulas Tab Important Features: Insert Function, Function Library,
Name Manager, Formula Auditing Tools (Trace
Precedents, Trace Dependents)
Data Tab Important Features: Filter, Sort, Text to Columns, Flash
Fill, Data Validation, Data Tables (Goal Seek),
Group/Ungroup
Review Tab Important Features: New Comment
View Tab Important Features: Zoom, Gridlines
Developer Tab Important Features: Record Macro, Add-Ins
Accessing Settings (Excel File > Options (Alt F T or Alt T O)
Options) MAC: Excel > Preferences